"I mean, I know that happens - people get replaced - but I was really sad to leave that part because I loved that part," Fraser admitted to Vulture. "I made peace with it.

"You can't take these things personally, even though you do for a couple days. You're like, 'Ahhh, it hurts'. But you know, it's just one of these things in the industry that you have to deal with sometimes."

"If I hadn't had lost that [role on Homeland], I wouldn't have got this wonderful role," she explained. "So I'm actually just super happy. Lydia is a f**king awesome role and I just feel incredibly fortunate."

Breaking Bad continues on Sunday nights on AMC, while Homeland will return to Showtime in the US and Channel 4 in the UK later this year.